T-shirts1.Who wrote ‘Wee Willie Winkie’?
a. William Miller
b. Sorley MacLean
c. James Joyce
2.Of what profession is a member of the ‘Royal Scottish Academy’?
a. professor
b. artist
c. musician
The ‘Royal Scottish Academy’ building, designed by
William Playfair, fronts Princes Street in Edinburgh at
the foot of the Mound. Membership is by election and
is for distinguished Scottish artists and architects.
3.Who invented the world’s first vacuum flask in 1892?
a. Sir David Jack
b. Sir James Dewar
c. Sir John Pringle
4.On which island is the ferry port of Brodick?
a. Rum
b. Tiree
c. Arran
Nestled in the Firth of Clyde on the west coast of
Scotland, Arran is Scotland’s seventh largest island
and is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Hamilton at
Brodick Castle. The island has many standing stones
and stone circles dating from around 7000 BC.
5.To invent the ‘macintosh’, Charles Macintosh used cloth, rubber sheeting and what else?
a. guano
b. ethyl alcohol
c. naphtha
6.When was the Forth Road Bridge opened?
a. 1892
b. 1948
c. 1964
7.Who built ‘Rough Castle’?
a. Romans
b. Picts
c. Vikings
8.Where in Fife was the great 18th century political theorist Adam Smith born?
a. St Andrews
b. Glenrothes
c. Kirkcaldy
9.Who is Scotland’s contender for the title ‘world’s worst poet’?
a. Allan Ramsay
b. Hugh MacDiarmid
c. William McGonagall
William Topaz McGonagall, the Victorian bard of
Dundee, is held in great affection and widely quoted
by his many fans for being a truly appalling poet.
10.How many medals did swimmer David Wilkie win in the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
a. one
b. two
c. three